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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 29.5% (1017th of 1072)

Based on 77 user benchmarks.  Model: CRUCIAL_CT128M225
Poor: 17%Average: 29.5% Great: 39%

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Very poor average bench

The CRUCIAL_CT128M225 128GB averaged 70.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 179MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CRUCIAL_CT128M225 128GB is 21.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the CRUCIAL_CT128M225 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 10.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 10.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 77 samples)
Rank 101729.5%
Min Avg Max
73.7 Read 179 223
60.9 Write 128 161
34.3 Mixed 108 153
39.2 SusWrite 121 162
30% 134 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.71 4K Read 20.5 28.2
4.65 4K Write 9.95 12.3
1.97 4K Mixed 8.64 14.4
47.4% 13 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.8 DQ Read 45.8 61.2
8.04 DQ Write 10.7 12.3
5.66 DQ Mixed 10.8 16.1
12.5% 22.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
89GB free
Firmware: 1916
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 169 169 169 169 164 MB/s
41.7% Average
Read 211
Write 163
Mixed 128
SusWrite 169
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 12.7
4K Mixed 15.9
71% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 61.1
DQ Write 12.7
DQ Mixed 16.7
18% 30.2 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1916
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 136 125 120 122 MB/s
38.2% Below average
Read 216
Write 161
Mixed 140
SusWrite 132
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 14.9
66% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 60.8
DQ Write 12.1
DQ Mixed 15.6
17% 29.5 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 159 135 133 132 129 MB/s
37.4% Below average
Read 224
Write 159
Mixed 138
SusWrite 140
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 14.2
61% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 60.1
DQ Write 11.2
DQ Mixed 15.3
16% 28.9 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1916
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 160 164 161 163 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 176
Write 161
Mixed 139
SusWrite 159
36% 159 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 14
56% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 60.8
DQ Write 11.8
DQ Mixed 15.5
17% 29.4 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1819
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 117 24 85 74 47 MB/s
31.7% Below average
Read 199
Write 154
Mixed 122
SusWrite 69.9
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 14.9
62% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 21.2
DQ Write 11.2
DQ Mixed 13.6
11% 15.3 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1916
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 149 148 129 121 116 MB/s
29.8% Poor
Read 159
Write 167
Mixed 124
SusWrite 137
33% 147 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 11
4K Mixed 10.1
45% 12.8 MB/s
DQ Read 60.4
DQ Write 11.5
DQ Mixed 15.1
16% 29 MB/s
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Typical CRUCIAL_CT128M225 128GB Builds (Compare 278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Asus P6TD DELUXE

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples93x
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples51x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples27x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples24x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples15x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples15x
SSD
CRUCIAL_CT128M225 128GBBench 29%, 77 samples1x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples46x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples30x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples22x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $149

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